A Time of Mourning
These past two weeks have been tough, from the passing on of the founder of modern Singapore LKY to my friend Jeremy in my previous church cg. The fragility of life and the purpose by which one lives his or her life became more stark than ever. The tremendous outpouring of grief over LKY's death had gripped the entire nation. For a nation that prides itself on its pragmatism and efficiency, spending over 8 hours to queue up where you can only pay respect from a nation since there was vigil guard over the coffin of LKY defies common logic. Then again, LKY was not a common man, his remarkable life stories pieced together by different sources, from the man on the street to official sources to his own family members, I come to respect this man even more. ----------------------- The death of Jeremy was a shock to all who knew him, one that had so much zest for life itself, his fun-loving antics and dedication as a friend..he was so gregarious and sporting and came as a Star War...